For many adults, a good night’s sleep is one of the hardest things to achieve, especially after they become new parents. Between juggling work, family, and personal time, sleep often becomes the first casualty. But for actor Alia Bhatt, rest remains non-negotiable. In a recent appearance on Two Much, the Amazon Prime Video talk show...
Category: Health
This is what happens when you drink tea or coffee over alcohol
When it comes to sobering up after drinking alcohol, you’ll find an endless list of colourful hacks — some swear by curd, some recommend a bath, and others reach for spicy food. However, a particularly common belief is that having tea or coffee can help you sober up faster. Curious, we reached out to public...
Holding your phone in this posture is giving you anxiety
Smartphones are now everywhere, and doomscrolling seems to be the new norm. With a majority of us hunching over our devices throughout the day, users are occasionally reporting new health issues. Dr Suzi Schulman, a renowned chiropractor, recently posted a reel addressing one such challenge. Schulman highlighted that slouching posture is actually causing anxiety in...
Why a fasting blood sugar of 17.5 mmol/L or 315 mg/dL is considered abnormal for a healthy adult
We have been bringing you expert-approved measures to manage blood sugar and related lifestyle issues. Today, we are here to inform you that if you have been struggling with a high fasting blood sugar, like 17.5 mmol/L or 315 mg/dL, experts urge caution. Dr. Shehla Shaikh, consultant endocrinologist at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, noted that this...
Are you planning on trying a monotrophic diet? Learn what it can do to your blood sugar levels
Several celebrities, including athletes and actors like Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Sunil Chhetri, are known to eat one type of food for months without getting bored. Known as the monotrophic diet, this eating pattern focuses on the idea that simplifying food combinations can ease the digestive process, allowing the body to break down and...
What does it mean if you sometimes lose the urge to eat solid food?
At times, stress or extreme weather conditions can make you feel less hungry than usual. The weather can make people crave for water and watery foods and cool drinks. It is advisable, as such, to listen to your body and take dietary decisions to avoid indigestion. Occasionally losing the desire to eat solid food is...
‘If done properly, it is meant to be one of the most effective ways…’: Samantha Prabhu explores why fasting helps aid digestion
Samantha Prabhu has been on a health kick lately, learning and spreading awareness about all things gut health and biohacking. During a recent conversation with Dr Mitrabasu Chhillar, MBBS, M.D.(Medicine), and holistic wellness and chronic disease reversal expert, she explored the benefits of fasting for good health. “I would assume that fasting is a sort...
One dish Tamannaah Bhatia can have for both breakfast and lunch: ‘Plain poha, which doesn’t have too much going on’
What’s one dish Tamannaah Bhatia can have for both breakfast and lunch? In conversation with Curly Tales, the Stree 2 actor shared that she loves a plate of poha. “The regular good poha, with potatoes. Plain poha, which doesn’t have too much going on. In the middle, I started doing a lot of sprouts and poha,...
Is sitting down immediately after a meal worse than smoking for your heart?
Smoking is widely recognised as a health risk, but many tend to overlook the significant dangers of physical inactivity. We know that taking a walk after meals is recommended by experts far and wide, but is it true that sitting down immediately after finishing your meals can cause significant damage to your heart health —...
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
By Melina Walling About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought together scientists worldwide to review the latest data on food’s role in human health, climate change, biodiversity and people’s working...










